Abstract:In order to explore effects on soluble protein content, soluble sugar content and enzymes activities in leaves and phloem of Zhongzhu No2 were studied under four treatments (DS, DS+SA, CK+SA and CK). The results showed that the soluble protein and soluble sugar contents under DS+SA treatment in leaves were significantly increased than DS treatment(P<0.05). The activities NR, GS, GOGAT, GDH in leaves and the activities of sucrose synthase, IAA oxidase, β-1,3-glucanase in phloem significantly decreased under drought stress. Exogenous SA in ramie was significantly increased the enzymes activities in leaves and phloem, meanwhile, NR activity of DS+SA treatment was 2.02 and 0.73 times over DS treatment, and GOGAT activity increased by 67.83% and 22.90% on the 20th and 30th day, respectively. GS activity was significantly different between DS+SA and DS treatments on the 10th and 20th (P<0.05). Three key enzymes activities involving fiber development in phloem had a significant decrease compared with CK treatment on the 30th day, and for DS treatment, they were 37.84%, 30.71% and 35.73%, respectively, while for DS+SA treatment, they were 58.23%, 74.17% and 60.11%, respectively. The growth rate and aerial biomass of ramie were both reduced under the drought stress, but with the exogenous SA, plant height and yield were all recovered. Therefore, these results indicated SA enhanced the activities of enzymes and mitigated the effect of drought stress of ramie. This provides a theoretical basis for ramie in response to drought stress.